Mop cleaner



. M. WHITE `."une 24, 1930.

MOP CLEANER Filed Dec. 3. 1927 2 .Sheets-Sheet l ANN MWHITE BY mi( A. M. WHITE June 24, 1930.

MOP CLEANER Filed DSG. 3, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INI/ENTOR ANN M.WH|TE Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED. sTATEs ANN M. WHITE, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Mor CLEANER Application led. Decembery, 1927. erial No. 237,457.

My. invention rela-tes to the class of mop ecleaners which provides a closed` container mop 1s eaten.

he purpose of my invention is to provide an improved device for removing the dust from dry or oil mops, hair or bristle brooms, brushes or the like, ,without scattering' the 1o A further pur ose is to provide a sanitary mop cleaner which will readill remove the dust from mops andA the like, ut the parts of which cleaner will not become clogged .with dust, and from which the accumulated dust can conveniently be removed.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the interior of the device, with some parts broken away and 2o showing in dotted lines the outline of a large Figure 2 is a cross-section through the device, on the line 2-2 of Figure 3, showlng in dotted li'nes a mop and a brush within the device,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on the i lines 3-3 of Fig. 2, and showing in dotted 'lines a mop being pounded upon the bottom slats Figure 4 is a perspective view,.drawn to a larger scale showing a detail of the mode of mounting the bottom slats;

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating the side slat mounting;

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate modifications.

Figure 8 is a plan view of ay section of the cover. My device is preferably constructed with dimensions such that it will accommodate either a mop of substantially circular shape or a straight and relatively long mop or brush head.

' In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, l is a box or frame with a cover or closure 2, and removable drawer 3 at the bottom. Near the bottom of the box and above the drawer are bottom members or. slats 4 forming an impact 5o element for the mop. Along the walls of the box are side slats 5, forming further impact elements. carryin impact elements against which the The bottom slats are held loosely` in grooved supports 7 secured on opposite wallsof the box. Bars 8 lie above supports 7, and 55 hold the ends of the slats against accidental displacement. If the slats are of breakable materials, such as wood, these bars 8 are preferably made easily removable, so that the slats below them may be removed to re-.GO pair breakage. The bars may be held in place in the lbox by means of screws 9, for example. l. 4

The bottom slats are spaced close together,

' but preferably should be suiiiciently far 65 apart topermit the threads of the mop, or hair or bristles ofthe broom, to pass between them. I

The side slats are held loosely in grooved supportsror posts 10. The side slats may be 70 held against accidental displacement by placing the open end of the groove against the wall of the box as shown in Fig. 2. The supports may be secured in the box in any desired manner. 7

I prefer to give the slats considerable depth because the threads. of a mop will tend to curl around and cling to round rods or wires and are apt thereby to be torn from the mop. 0n the other hand these fiat par- 80 allel slats are more useful than cross gratings, such as wire netting, because the mop threads or broom bristles tend to lie on top of the cross grating, whereas the threads or bristles fall between the slats, and thus more surface of the mop is beaten with the result that dust is more thoroughly removed.

The slats it sufliciently loosely in their supporting grooves or notches to allow considerable lateral movement, this being desirable because the vibration of the slats will i loosen the dust from the slats causing it to the top edges of the slats tends to prevent dust from collecting upon them. I also make the interior of 'the box and all the internal parts with smooth surfaces so that ydust will not cling to them.

The slats may be made of uniform'depth throughout their length, as in Fig. 7 or they may be notched at the ends as in Figs. et and 5. While the device is operative Without the side slats, they are of great assistance when the top orrside of a mop is to be cleaned, or in cleaning a short mop or brush such as is shown in hole 23 in Figure 2. When the side slats are used, they may be provided on one side of the box only, inv

which case the mop may be turned from side to side to contact with them; or they may be provided on two or more sides of the box. slats may be provided. The side slats are preferably supported with an acute angle between their lower faces and the walls of the box, because at such angle they not only contact freely with the threads of the mop or bristles of the brush, but also retain the dust less readily than if placed at right angles.

The device may be constructed of smooth wood or smooth metal or other suitable material, or may be constructed partly of one and partly ot' :mother such material.

I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details described. For example, instead of using the support 7 to carry the bottom slats, I may use a crimped bar 12,'as shown in Fig. 7 and instead of thel posts l0 for supporting the side slats, I may use the crimped bar support 11, shown in Fig. 6.

I prefer to make the box closure or cover 2 in two sections, providing notches at the meeting edges of the section to form the hole 22, and hinging each section to the box, as at 2l. However, this arrangement is optional.

Approximately in the center of the cover of the device is a hole 22, for the insertion of the mop or broom handle. This hole is preferably made just large enough to admit the handle, as an unnecessarily large hole would allow dust to escape from the box into the room., If the cover is made of thick material, the hole may bebeveled, so that it will be larger inside the cover, thus allowing the operator tosswing the mop back and forth within the closed box. I sometimes provide a hole 23` either in addition to or in place of hole 22, and nearer the. edge of the cover than hole 22, in order to accommodate brooms or mops which because of their short handles, or side construction are to be beatenchiefly against the side slats.

When two holes are provided, I find it desirable to supply each with a'lid 24 or 25, so that when only one of the two is in use, the other hole may One, two or more tiers of sideA beclosed to prevent the escape of dust. Y Y' In usin my invention, the mop orI broom is inserte into the box, and the lcover closed around the mophandle. Then the operator grasping the handle, may moveL it up and down so that the mop is pounded upon the vibrating bottom slats. He mayl also draw the mop backward and forward over the bottom slats,` or, raising the mop slightl he may beat its top and sides against the sil e slats. 'Ihe impact loosens the dirt, so that it falls down into the removable drawer where it is collected and from which it can easily beemptied. In order to insure all the dusts falling into the drawer rather than between the` drawer and the Walls of the box, the inner wall of the box should overhang, or atleast be flush with the inner Wall of the drawer. This may be accomplished by placing the bevel 6 above the drawer, or by any other suitable means.

I claim: i e

l. A mop cleaning device including a frame, an impact element mounted thereon composed of yslats spaced from the bottom of said frame and having greater depth than thickness.

2. A mop cleaning device having an impactelement comprlsing a series of members and supports carrying said members, the members fitting said supports loosely to allow the same to vibrate individually in the supports.

3. A mop cleaning device having a series of parallel slats, and supports carrying said slats, the slats fitting said supports loosely to allow individual vibration to said slats.

4. A mop cleaning device comprisin a box, bottom slats having greater depth t an thickness, spaced above the bottom of the box and slats, along a wall of saidbox above said bottom slats.

5. A mop cleaning device having a side impact element and a bottom impact ele ment,sa'id bottom impact element comprising a series of parallel slats, and supports carrying said slats, said slats fitting said supports loosely to allow individual vibration to saidY slats.

In testimony whereof I have signed my. 

